Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-17

COMMERCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS,
Col. SwitzIer, chief Of the bureau Of statistics
Treasury department, having completed his report
on internal commerce, in which is exhaustively
discussed the industries, &C., OF ten OF the southern
states, has entered upon another important and
valuable work, namely, the commerce OF the Mi s.
sissippi and Ohio rivers and OF the bridges which
cross them in which he proposes to give inforna-
tion which will not only be complete historically
upon the development Of the country through
which they now; the changes In their commerce
as result OF the Inauguration OF our great rail-
way systems; their influence in keeping down the
rates OF freights on railroads. etc., ETC., bringing
down the Information as far as practicable to
January 1, 1887. TO collect formulate and report
this Information three experts have been ap-
pointed whose services VIII be paid for out Of the
federal Treasury, viz: For the Ohio river and the
| bridges which cross 1t between Pittsburg and
Cairo Mr.. Henry A. Dudley, secretary OF the board
tSe tns
number) between st. Paul and st. Louis, Mr.
Frank Johnson. OF Clinton, Iowa; and for the
Lower Mississippi between Sc. Louis and the Gulf
| of Mexico, Mr.. George II. Morgan. secretary Mer-
chants @ exc @exenange al ST. Louis It is hoped that this
report , VIII III oe completed and published by the
meeting OF Congress In December.
| LOST AND FoUND.-A constituent of Representative
Taulbee sent him a pocketbook containing very
! indtstinct remains OF two ten dollar greenbacks
The constituent wrote that he lost the pocket
DOOk In marShy place about eight months ago
| and he found 1t recently. The notes mad adhered
one on each side to the leather OF the pocketbook
| aud by means of magnifytng 81 So the denomi-
nation and character OF the bills could be made
out; Mr. Taulbee turned over the pocketbook
and what remained OF the notes to the Treasury
and received two new ten dollar bills.
THE NEW FAST MAIL SERVICE WEsr.-Second AS
sistant Postmaster General Knott and Chief Clerk
Nash, Of the Post Office department. returned to
Washington this morning from q trip to Kansas
City on the first train in the new fast mail service
| to the west They report the new service COM
,of1 troip a,
route made an average OF over f1fty-two miles an
hour between Columbus, Ohio, and st. Louis On
some portions OF the route the train made seventy
miles an hour.
PERsoNAL-Gen. Drum has not been at the war
department for several days, owing to the illness
| OF Mrs. DRUM. A. Butler, editor OF the Buff
falo Times Henry F. Gillig, manager Of the Amer
| lean Exchdnge in Europe, Michael Banner OF New
York, s.Alexander OF Philadelphia, J. WLambert
La % a1 Il ss Cooke * essana left last a1a nghs e.
| for Old Point Comfort where he will
be the g9est saI,ns5 Of Mr E Baseman
kee, are at the Riggs-w A. Foster Of Boston,
GE Leigh Of Hartfera Gee Cary Of Milwaukee
| Of Buffalo, are at the Ebbitt-W. l. Van Nest Of
New York. A. L. Scott OF Boston and j. W. Tomlin-
| son OF Birmingham, Ala, are at the Arlington.
Society Notes.
The British Minister and Miss West gave hand
some dinner party on Tuesday evening to Secre-
| tary and Mrs. Whitney, Gen. and Mrs. Sheridan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gomez, Mrs. Slater, Miss Clymer,
Mrs. Storey, Mr.. Arthur Brice, Mr.. Endicott IT,,
MI. Rice, OF the legation, and the Misses West.
Mrs. Cleveland wore a becoming spring hat of
black straw and black dress and Jacket at the
paper hunt yesterday.
| Miss West will give meeting for Miss Leigh at
the British legation on Friday morning at eleven
| O'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster gave large dinner
| party last evening for Mr.. and Mrs John Crosby
| Brown OF New York, their guests. The others
| present were Justice and Mrs. Waite Judge and
| Mrs. Harlan, Judge and MIS- Strong, the POStmas
ter General and Mrs. Villas, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
NOrdhOn, and Rev. DR.. Bartlett
Mrs. La. Fetra entertained company of Chris
tian workers at luncheon on Tuesday. among
whom were Miss Fanny Sparkes seventeen years
missionary in 1ndia and her sister, Mrs Wheeler
OF Philadelphia, Rev. DIR. and MIS-. j. p. Newman,
| Mrs. Dr. Kelley and others.
| Mrs. Professor NewcOmb, who is usually at home
on Fridays, will not be able to receive her friends
| tomorrow afternoon.
Getting Even with Col. Canaday.
BE Is NOT DIsBCRsING OFFICER AND THEREFORE,
| NOT BEHIND In HIS ACCOUNTS.
The Sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate Is not dis
bursting ofticer. he does not hold or pay out
single dollar Of public money and hence the state
ment telegraphed to Boston paper that Col
Canaday is behind In his accounts cannot be true